independent store meaning in English

独立商店

Are there differences between the major chains and the smaller independent stores
大型连锁店/商场是否不同于小型独立的商店？
Chain groceries shut out the independent stores and “ standardization “ became a principal means of cutting cost
连锁食品杂货店挤垮了独立经营的商店， “标准化”变成了降低成本的主要手段。
Shops range from individually owned businesses , to independent stores such as this spar shop to major supermarkets
商店的类型包括了私人拥有的商店，以及像晶石（ spar ）这样的大型超级市场集团。
Ian ： very true indeed , but with the neighboring department stores being so aggressive in terms of promotions , it ' s just so hard for an independent store like sunrise to survive not to mention they lost a lot of major fashion brands in their repertoire in recent years
可不是嘛，但在周遭诸多百货公司的夹攻下，促销战又打得那麽猛，单打独斗是很难生存的，而且这几年它们又流失不少原来旗下的流行品牌。